The Visit Lesson Plan

Adapting the Visit

Kind of Activity:

Collaborative Writing

Objective:

Engage with the style and themes of The Visit by crafting your own adaptation.

Common Core Standards:

CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.W.9-10.3, CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.9-10.5

Structure:

The Visit has been adapted numerous times, in numerous different languages and mediums. Why do people continue to find it fresh and compelling?

As a class, brainstorm the important style components and themes of The Visit. You may make a list on a SmartBoard or blackboard. For example:
- Powerful, complex anti-hero
- Injustice, or justice corrupted
- Anti-capitalist themes
- Individual vs Community

Additionally, as a class, identify literary...